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All my thoughts and insights on technology, productivity, and life.
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Engineless Games: The Case for Actually Owning Your Game
Published: May 20, 2025Updated: Jul 7, 2025Punta Cana, Dominican RepublicChallenging the monolithic engine dogma: How Zig, coupled with web-inspired tooling via Datastar, offers a simpler, more powerful path for game development in 2025.
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On Zig
Published: May 17, 2025Updated: Nov 15, 2025Punta Cana, Dominican Republic → Vancouver, BC, CanadaWhile other languages add complexity, Zig pursues a radical simplicity. We explore how its blazingly fast feedback loop, explicit memory control, and a revolutionary I/O model are making it one of the most compelling C successors available today.
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On Rust
Published: May 7, 2025Updated: Nov 15, 2025Punta Cana, Dominican Republic → Vancouver, BC, CanadaFor the ninth year, Rust is Stack Overflow's most admired language, yet its adoption lags. We explore why, from high switching costs and slow compiles to the very complexity that makes it powerful.
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On Lean Software (and How Zig Might Help)
Published: May 6, 2025Punta Cana, Dominican RepublicExploring Niklaus Wirth's plea for lean software and how modern languages like Zig offer pathways to combat bloat through deliberate design and developer discipline.